Posted on Sunday, 8th January 2012 by Dave Parfitt

During this first full weekend of 2012, distance runners from around the world flocked to Walt Disney World for what has become one of the largest weekend of races in the country.  Over 56,000 people registered for one of the Disney races including: 8,000 in Friday’s Family Fiesta 5K, 26,500 in Saturday’s half marathon, and [...]

Tags: Adriano Bastos, Ethan Zohn, Fredison Costa, Half Marathon, marathon, RunDisney, running, Survivor, Walt Disney World Half Marathon, Walt Disney World Marathon, WISH forum, WISH Racing Team
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Posted on Saturday, 7th January 2012 by Kathy Werling

I love being a spectator at the 2o12 Walt Disney World Marathon here at Epcot!  It inspires me to think that starting my running program is possible.

Tags: 2012 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend presented by Cigna, ChEAR Zone, disney world, Epcot, Magic Kingdom, marathon
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Posted on Wednesday, 4th January 2012 by Aaron DelPrince

One of our family’s favorite activities is to hunt for hidden Mickeys.  We recently did a hidden Mickey hunt at Disney’s Animal Kingdom – Jambo House back in June.  We did this same hidden Mickey hunt back In October as part of a Power of 10 – Give Kids the World Grand Villa fundraiser.  Discovering [...]

Tags: Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas, Expedition Everest, Hidden Mickeys, Jambo House, Kidani Village, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Walt Disney World Resort
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Posted on Saturday, 31st December 2011 by Nancy Johnson

I want to introduce everyone to a new series we’ll be doing on the blog.   It’s called Memories: …. The idea of this series is to showcase Walt Disney World and Disneyland from the past: everything from long gone attractions, shows, and elements  to our own personal experiences.  We hope that you enjoy seeing our [...]

Tags: disney world, Disneyland, memories
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Posted on Friday, 30th December 2011 by Jack Burgin

Walt Disney once said, “I have learned from the animal world, and what everyone will learn who studies it is a renewed sense of kinship with the Earth and all its inhabitants.” It is not surprising, then, that the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund (DWCF) recently awarded the Appalachian Bear Rescue (ABR) a $5,000 grant to [...]

Tags: Appalachian Bear Rescue, Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund
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Posted on Thursday, 29th December 2011 by Kathy Werling

I am fortunate that I can visit the Walt Disney World theme parks whenever the mood strikes me.  There are times when I try not to visit because I know the parks are going to be very crowded! This year, I did visit Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom during the holidays [...]

Tags: animal kingdom, cast member, disney world, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Epcot, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World resorts
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Posted on Saturday, 17th December 2011 by Aaron DelPrince

Hey!  <Shake…shake…shake> wake up!   <Tap…tap…tap> come over here, there’s something we need to talk about.  I’m not sure everyone is aware of what’s going on, but we need to get something out on the table.  Sometimes things can happen under the radar and we aren’t even aware of it, but that’s not going to happen [...]

Tags: Avatar, California Adventure, Discovery Cove, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Epcot, Fantasyland, Islands Of Adventure, LEGOLAND, Sea World, Sea World Orlando, Universal City Walk, Universal Orlando, Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal Studios Orlando, Walt Disney World Resort, Wizarding World of Harry Potter
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